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Torfaen planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Torfaen County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Torfaen website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
23,236Searchable applications
183Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,717 approved or refused records
2,318Refused applications

18,399 approved · 2,318 refused · 1,017 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Apr 1987 to 27 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 3 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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More application records

  1. Decided93/P/17805

    Vehicle access to property

    13 Maendy PL West Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 19 Feb 1993
  2. Withdrawn00/P/04363

    conversion of former mill building to dwelling

    Ton Felin Coed Eva Mill Cwmbran

    Received 17 Jul 2000
  3. Decided00/P/04182

    single storey extension to rear

    16 Haden St Twmpath Pontypool

    Received 24 May 2000
  4. Decided99/P/02616

    garage and store shed

    Rosehill Wesley CL Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 9 Feb 1999
  5. Decided98/P/02479

    erection of 8M Columns (6 No.) with 24 No. 250W sun floodlights to illuminate outdoor tennis courts

    Fairwater Leisure Centre Ty Gwyn Rd Fairwater Cwmbran

    Received 5 Nov 1998
  6. Decided98/P/02432

    starter factory units as per previous approval 93/P/18266

    L& Adj Ty Coch Way & Cwmbran Drive Oakfield

    Received 2 Oct 1998
  7. Decided98/P/02358

    proposed hardstanding for car

    41 Hillside Ave Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9PJ

    Received 1 Sept 1998
  8. Decided01/P/05141

    remove dangerous and damaged branches

    Rear Garden Of 84 Glan Rhyd Coed Eva Cwmbran

    Received 1 Mar 2001
  9. Decided00/P/04785

    detached garage and external utility store

    7 Clairwain New Inn Pontypool

    Received 4 Oct 2000
  10. Decided00/P/04564

    change of use of land to become part of garden

    17 Thistle Court Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6JD

    Received 17 Aug 2000
  11. Decided01/P/05277

    proposed garage construction

    5 Brankleys Hses Llanover Rd Blaenavon

    Received 18 Apr 2001
  12. Decided01/P/05096

    single storey extension and garage

    8 Clairewain New Inn Pontypool

    Received 6 Feb 2001
  13. Decided00/P/04652

    temporary office block

    GDD Holes Ltd Oldbury Rd Cwmbran

    Received 4 Sept 2000
  14. Decided01/P/06277

    two storey rear extension

    8 The Fairway New Inn Pontypool

    Received 12 Dec 2001
  15. Decided01/P/06096

    provision of new coach park - in stone and dust covering

    Big Pit Mining Museum Nat Mining Museum Of Wales Blaenafon Torfaen

    Received 8 Oct 2001
  16. Decided98/P/02328

    outline application for two residential dwellings

    L& At Chapel Rd Adj To Rose Tce Former Site Of 6 7 & 8 C Pentrepiod Pontnewynydd

    Received 18 Aug 1998
  17. Decided98/P/02182

    deletion of footpath link between estate road and Henllys Village Centre

    Henllys 4 Plot No. 10 Phase 1 Cwmbran

    Received 19 Jun 1998
  18. Decided94/P/19569

    variation of condition relating to temporary consent for transfer station for controlled waste (further six month period)

    Old Oak Pipe Works Cwmffrwdoer Pontypool Gwent

    Received 17 Nov 1994
  19. Decided94/P/19522

    erection of one two storey dwelling with attached garage

    L& Opp Pontnewynydd Cricket Club Pentrepiod Pontypool Gwent

    Received 20 Oct 1994
  20. Decided94/P/19203

    change of use from optician/residential flat to computer software business

    2 Commercial Street Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5JF

    Received 5 Jul 1994
  21. Decided94/P/18978

    garage

    56A Victoria St Cwmbran Gwent NP44 3JN

    Received 12 Apr 1994
  22. Decided93/P/18461

    rear conservatory extension

    Ty Farm Cottage Llanover Road Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9HT

    Received 5 Oct 1993
  23. Decided93/P/18340

    Single storey extension to rear of property

    5 Drybrook CL Southville Cwmbran Gwent

    Received 24 Aug 1993
  24. Decided93/P/17944

    Projecting sign

    BRD St Blaenavon Gwent

    Received 7 Apr 1993

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Torfaen County Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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